Fine Selection of Autographs - Session 1

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<p>Dozens of lots shall include prominent figures and events of the Civil War, including rare war-date documents signed by Albert Sidney Johnston, Nathan Bedford Forrest, George E. Picket, Hiram B. Granby, John Hunt Morgan and numerous others, as well as several fine correspondences including an 1863 soldier's diary with Gettysburg content. We are also pleased to feature a fine archive of material which include letters of Diego Rivera and Freda Kahlo relative to the painting and installation of his famous mural at Rockefeller Center. Other fine properties include an original house plan by Frank Lloyd Wright; two triple signed checks, one by Theodore Roosevelt and the other by Richard Nixon; a rare A.L.S. of John A. Sutter; a circular letter singed by Thomas Jefferson defending his oft-criticized embargo; a superb and rare British cavalry officers' account of the battle of Waterloo; original drawings by Jack Kerouac, Bugsy Siegel's green velour fedora; and many other fine properties.
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We will hold public viewings for lots offered at our Greenwich offices on Thursday, June 20, Friday, June 21, and Monday, June 24. Hours for the public viewings will be from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Viewings at our offices may be also be arranged by appointment.
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Our offices are located at 100 Melrose Avenue, Suite 100 which is just off West Putnam Ave. in Greenwich, Connecticut. If you are unable to attend for any reason, phone lines will also be available for bidding. You may also bid over the Internet through ebayliveauctions.com. Registration for this service should be available by June 14 at the latest.
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(WORLD WAR I FRENCH GENERALS)302 - (WORLD WAR I FRENCH GENERALS)
Alexander Autographs
A neat grouping of over 160 items by French generals and military men from World War I in various formats, mostly A.L.S.'s and S.P.'s, all ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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EINSTEIN, ALBERT303 - EINSTEIN, ALBERT
Alexander Autographs
(1879 - 1955) American physicist whose Theory of Relativity and studies of mass and energy relationships revolutionized the field of physics. Exquisi
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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EINSTEIN, ALBERT304 - EINSTEIN, ALBERT
Alexander Autographs
(1879 - 1955) American physicist whose Theory of Relativity and studies of mass and energy relationships revolutionized the field of physics. Superb
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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FREUD, SIGMUND305 - FREUD, SIGMUND
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(1847 - 1922) American inventor of the telephone, formed the Bell Telephone Company, and established the Volta Laboratory which produced numerous rel
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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BELL, ALEXANDER GRAHAM305A - BELL, ALEXANDER GRAHAM
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(1847 - 1922) American inventor of the telephone, formed the Bell Telephone Company, and established the Volta Laboratory which produced numerous rel
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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EDISON, THOMAS A.306 - EDISON, THOMAS A.
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(1847 - 1931) American inventor of the electric light, phonograph, typewriter, and microphone, to name a few. Considered perhaps the greatest invento
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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EDISON, THOMAS A.307 - EDISON, THOMAS A.
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(1847 - 1931) American inventor of the electric light, phonograph, typewriter, and microphone, to name a few. Considered perhaps the greatest invento
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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EDISON, THOMAS A.308 - EDISON, THOMAS A.
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(1847 - 1931) American inventor of the electric light, phonograph, typewriter, and microphone, to name a few. Considered perhaps the greatest invento
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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EDISON, THOMAS A.309 - EDISON, THOMAS A.
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(1847 - 1931) American inventor of the electric light, phonograph, typewriter, and microphone, to name a few. Considered perhaps the greatest invento
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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EINSTEIN, ALBERT310 - EINSTEIN, ALBERT
Alexander Autographs
(1879 - 1955) American physicist whose Theory of Relativity and studies of mass and energy relationships revolutionized the field of physics. Very ra
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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GOETHALS, GEORGE W.311 - GOETHALS, GEORGE W.
Alexander Autographs
(1858 - 1928) American army officer and engineer appointed by Theodore Roosevelt to supervise construction of the Panama Canal. A.L.S 1p. 4to. on He
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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MORSE, SAMUEL F. B.312 - MORSE, SAMUEL F. B.
Alexander Autographs
(1791 - 1872) American inventor who experimented in telegraphy, inventor of the Morse Code, and sent the first wire message "What hath God wro...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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PASTEUR, LOUIS313 - PASTEUR, LOUIS
Alexander Autographs
(1822 - 1895) French chemist and biologist who developed antibodies for rabies and anthrax and disproved theories of spontaneous generation. Fine con
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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PASTEUR, LOUIS314 - PASTEUR, LOUIS
Alexander Autographs
(1822 - 1895) French chemist and biologist who developed antibodies for rabies and anthrax and disproved theories of spontaneous generation. Brief A.
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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VOLTA, ALESSSANDRO315 - VOLTA, ALESSSANDRO
Alexander Autographs
(1745 - 1827) Pioneering Italian physicist made a Count by Napoleon in 1810 for his work in the field of electricity. The electrical unit known as a v
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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WESTINGHOUSE, GEORGE316 - WESTINGHOUSE, GEORGE
Alexander Autographs
(1846 - 1914) American inventor and industrialist who was chiefly responsible for the adoption of alternating current for electric power transmission
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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(FATHERS OF THE SOVIET ATOMIC BOMB)317 - (FATHERS OF THE SOVIET ATOMIC BOMB)
Alexander Autographs
Scarce D.S. 1p. 4to., [n.p.], May 13, 1958, a listing of the names of 17 leaders of the Soviet's atomic bomb program, 13 of whom have signed bes...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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WRIGHT, ORVILLE318 - WRIGHT, ORVILLE
Alexander Autographs
(1871 - 1948) American inventor and a pioneer of flight, Wright, with his brother Wilbur, made the first successful flight of a motor-driven airplane
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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SCOTT, ROBERT FALCON319 - SCOTT, ROBERT FALCON
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(1868 - 1912) British polar explorer remembered for his bravery in losing the race to the South Pole. His first expedition on the Discovery (1901-04,
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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SHACKLETON, ERNEST HENRY320 - SHACKLETON, ERNEST HENRY
Alexander Autographs
(1874 - 1922) British polar explorer who accompanied Scott in his attempt to achieve the South Pole, later he led another expedition which resulted i
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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LINDBERGH, CHARLES A.321 - LINDBERGH, CHARLES A.
Alexander Autographs
(1902 - 1974) American aviator who, in his "Spirit of St. Louis", was the first to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean. Spectacul...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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(WILEY POST`S FLIGHT JACKET)322 - (WILEY POST`S FLIGHT JACKET)
Alexander Autographs
(1899 - 1935) American aviator who, with Harold Gatty, became the first flier to circle the world. A fine Post relic: a leather flight jacket once ow
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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SLOCUM, JOSHUA323 - SLOCUM, JOSHUA
Alexander Autographs
(1844 - ?) Canadian sailor and shipowner. On his tiny sailboat, the Spray, Slocum became the first person to single-handedly sail around the world, s
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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LIVINGSTONE, DAVID324 - LIVINGSTONE, DAVID
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(1813 - 1873) Scottish missionary and explorer, discovered Victoria Falls and the source of the Nile, rescued by Henry M. Stanley at Ujiji. Good cont
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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STANLEY, HENRY M.325 - STANLEY, HENRY M.
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(1841 - 1904) British journalist and explorer who discovered Dr. Livingstone at Ujiji. Fine content A.L.S. 1p. 8vo., Berlin[?], Feb. 15, 1885 to a ge
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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WRIGHT, ORVILLE326 - WRIGHT, ORVILLE
Alexander Autographs
(1871 - 1948) American inventor and a pioneer of flight, Wright, with his brother Wilbur, made the first successful flight of a motor-driven airplane
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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WRIGHT, ORVILLE327 - WRIGHT, ORVILLE
Alexander Autographs
(1871 - 1948) American inventor and a pioneer of flight, Wright, with his brother Wilbur, made the first succesful flight of a motor-driven airplane.
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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(APOLLO 11 SIGNED "INSURANCE" COVER)328 - (APOLLO 11 SIGNED "INSURANCE" COVER)
Alexander Autographs
Exceedingly rare commemorative postal cover signed by the three Apollo 11 astronauts, NEIL ARMSTRONG, MICHAEL COLLINS and EDWIN "BUZZ" ALD...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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(ASTRONAUT SIGNED SPACE TRAVEL BOOK)329 - (ASTRONAUT SIGNED SPACE TRAVEL BOOK)
Alexander Autographs
A fantastic signed book Space Travel, World Book, Chicago, 1990, with the signatures of 22 astronauts most of whom have added their various missions t
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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MOONWALKERS SIGNED PHOTO COLLECTION330 - MOONWALKERS SIGNED PHOTO COLLECTION
Alexander Autographs
A great lot of twelve individually-signed photographs of American astronauts who walked on the Moon, all being portraits of the particular astronaut i
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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ARMSTRONG, NEIL331 - ARMSTRONG, NEIL
Alexander Autographs
(b. 1930) American astronaut and commander of the Apollo 11 mission, the first man to walk on the Moon. A fine association I.S.P. 8" x 10"...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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CHAFFEE, ROGER332 - CHAFFEE, ROGER
Alexander Autographs
(d. 1967) American astronaut, killed with fellow astronauts Edward White and Gus Grissom in the tragic launch pad fire of Apollo 1. Exceedingly rare
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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WHITE, EDWARD H.333 - WHITE, EDWARD H.
Alexander Autographs
(1930 - 1967) American astronaut and the first American to walk in space, tragically killed in the Apollo I flash-fire. Excellent S.P. 8" x 10...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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(APOLLO ASTRONAUTS)334 - (APOLLO ASTRONAUTS)
Alexander Autographs
Exceptional NASA-issued S.P. 10" x 8" color, an image of a well-illuminated full moon signed by twelve Apollo program astronauts, each of...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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KOROLEV, SERGEI335 - KOROLEV, SERGEI
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(1907 - 1966) Chief designer and architect of the Soviet space program, the genius and inspiration behind Soviet space exploration, his very existenc
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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KOROLEV, SERGEI336 - KOROLEV, SERGEI
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(1907 - 1966) Chief designer and architect of the Soviet space program, the genius and inspiration behind Soviet space exploration, his very existenc
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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(PIONEER RUSSIAN COSMONAUTS)337 - (PIONEER RUSSIAN COSMONAUTS)
Alexander Autographs
A superb cosmonaut-signed item, a bound booklet of thirteen color postcard photographs of early Russian cosmonauts, eleven of whom have signed their r
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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(PIONEERING RUSSIAN COSMONAUTS)338 - (PIONEERING RUSSIAN COSMONAUTS)
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An excellent signed illustrated book concerning heroes of the Soviet Union, Moscow, 1965, boldly signed on the half-title page by most of the fist ei
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
 
 
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(RUSSIAN SPACECRAFT EQUIPMENT)339 - (RUSSIAN SPACECRAFT EQUIPMENT)
Alexander Autographs
An interesting Russian space relic, a modular global positioning unit from the Soyuz spacecraft for mission TM-29 to the Mir Space Station from Feb.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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(APOLLO-SOYUZ COMMEMORATIVE CIGARETTES)340 - (APOLLO-SOYUZ COMMEMORATIVE CIGARETTES)
Alexander Autographs
One of the stranger and rarer space collectibles obtainable, a carton of cigarettes officially issued to commemorate the Apollo/Soyuz mission and Amer
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
 
 
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LAW, JOHN341 - LAW, JOHN
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(1671 - 1729) Scottish financier and creator of the Mississippi Company, an investment scheme which saw the company's shares skyrocket and then...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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DISNEY, WALTER E.342 - DISNEY, WALTER E.
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(1901 - 1966) American artist, film producer and businessman, creator of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, producer of the first animated film with sound,
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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GATLING, RICHARD J.343 - GATLING, RICHARD J.
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(1818 - 1903) American businessman and inventor of the precursor of the machine gun, the Gatling gun. His invention was used with great effect during
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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(INVENTOR OF COCA COLA)344 - (INVENTOR OF COCA COLA)
Alexander Autographs
(1831-1888) Confederate cavalry officer who served the South from May 1862 until the end of the war. In 1886, an Atlanta prohibition law persuaded hi
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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FARGO, WILLIAM G.345 - FARGO, WILLIAM G.
Alexander Autographs
(1818 - 1881) American businessman who organized Wells Fargo & Co. and American Express, he later operated the Pony Express. Rare partly-printe...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
 
 
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KEYNES, JOHN MAYNARD346 - KEYNES, JOHN MAYNARD
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(1883 - 1946) Influential English economist who advocated government intervention in national economies in times of recession. T.L.S. "J. M. Ke...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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MITCHELL, MARGARET347 - MITCHELL, MARGARET
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(1900 - 1949) American author, a Pulitzer Prize winner for her epic novel "Gone With the Wind". Outstanding and most important, late T.L....
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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(STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER)348 - (STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER)
Alexander Autographs
JOHN P. JEWETT (1814-1884) American abolitionist and publisher of Stowe's landmark tale Uncle Tom's Cabin which he promoted to government an...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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KEROUAC, JACK349 - KEROUAC, JACK
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(1922 - 1969) American novelist whose publication of On the Road made him the foremost figure of the Beat generation of the Fifties and Sixties. An e
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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WHITMAN, WALT350 - WHITMAN, WALT
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(1819 - 1892) American poet whose volume of verse Leaves of Grass was initially rejected by the public and cost him his job in the federal government
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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